ESCA applied to polymers. XV. RF Glow‐discharge modification of polymers, studied by means of ESCA in terms of a direct and radiative energy‐transfer model

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Abstract
The crosslinking of an ethylene–;tetrafluoroethylene copolymer by exposure to an argon plasma, excited by an inductively coupled RF field, is studied over a wide range of pressures and power loadings. The results are interpreted in terms of a two‐component, direct and radiative energy‐transfer model showing that the outermost monolayer crosslinks rapidly via direct energy transfer from argon ions and metastables.